Monday, March 31, 2008

HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson is expected to resign today under a cloud of trouble. However, for me, Jackson really distinguished himself back in 2006 when he spoke openly about his intention to award HUD contracts based on whether people were politically aligned with Bush or not:

"Why should I reward someone who doesn't like the president, so they can use funds to try to campaign against the president?" Mr. Jackson was quoted as saying in the Dallas Business Journal. "Logic says they don't get the contract. That's the way I believe."

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About Me

Why is my blog called "Fruit Jar of the Gods"??? Well in one of my favorite books, Tortilla Flats, the main character, bemoaning the ups and downs of his life says to his friends at one point, "My life is like wine poured into the fruit jars of the gods."
(Point of reference: the characters typically did their drinking from fruit jars so apparently they suspected that the gods did the same.)